"POV" (a cinema term for "point of view") is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. POV premieres 14-16 of the best, boldest and most innovative programs every year on PBS. Since 1988, POV has presented over 400 films to public television audiences across the country. POV films are known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues.
ROLL RED ROLL to Open POV's 32nd Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 12, 2019
POV today announced the acquisition of the U.S. broadcast rights for Roll Red Roll by Nancy Schwartzman. The film will open the public broadcasting series' 32nd season, premiering on PBS and amdoc.org on June 17, 2019....
POV Acquires 'The Gospel of Eureka' for PBS Broadcast
by Tori Hartshorn - February 07, 2019
POV today announced the acquisition of the U.S. broadcast rights for The Gospel of Eureka, directed by Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher. The film will join the series' 32nd season, which kicks off on PBS in June 2019....
Aux Dog Theatre Presents THREE TALL WOMEN by Edward Albee
by A.A. Cristi - February 01, 2019
The Pulitzer Prize-winning THREE TALL WOMEN by Edward Albee is directed by Frederick Ponzlov and features Albuquerque veteran actor Lacey Bingham as A, and regional theatre actors: Laura Norman as B, Tilcara Webb as C and Juan Mendoza as The Young Man...
First Run Features Presents U.S. Theatrical Premiere of JOSEPH PULITZER: VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
by Tori Hartshorn - January 28, 2019
First Run Features is pleased to announce that Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the Peoplewill open at the Quad Cinema in New York on March 1 and in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Theaters on March 8 after sold out festival screenings in New York, Washington and across the country. At a time of daily...
POV Shorts Film, A NIGHT AT THE GARDEN, is Nominated for the Best Documentary Short Oscar
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 22, 2019
Marshall Curry's A Night at the Garden, which premiered on the PBS documentary series POV Shorts and pov.org on has been nominated for the Best Documentary Short Subject prize for the 91st Academy Awards....
POV Shorts Film A NIGHT AT THE GARDEN Nominated for Best Documentary Short Subject Oscar
by Tori Hartshorn - January 22, 2019
Marshall Curry's A Night at the Garden, which premiered on the PBS documentary series POV Shorts and pov.org on has been nominated for the Best Documentary Short Subject prize for the 91st Academy Awards....
MINDING THE GAP to Debut on the PBS Documentary Series POV
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 22, 2019
This morning the critically acclaimed coming-of-age story Minding the Gap received an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature for the 91st Academy Awards....
POV Acquires Sixth Oscar-Shortlisted Film, THE DISTANT BARKING OF DOGS
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 19, 2018
Five POV feature films and one POV Shorts documentary have made it to the shortlists of their respective categories. Minding the Gap, Dark Money, The Distant Barking of Dogs On Her Shoulders and The Silence of Others are among 15 feature films being considered for the Documentary Feature Oscar f...
PICK OF THE VINE opens January 10 at Little Fish Theatre
by Julie Musbach - December 13, 2018
Harvested from over 800 short plays submitted from around the world, Little Fish Theatre uncorks its 17th season of Pick of the Vine on January 10. The audience and critic favorite is a perfectly blended bouquet of nine short plays where audiences will experience Magic Moments, featuring a mix of ne...
POV Acquires 'Bisbee '17' for Season 32 Broadcast
by Tori Hartshorn - December 11, 2018
POV today announced the acquisition of the U.S. broadcast rights for Bisbee '17, directed by Robert Greene. The film will join the series' 32nd season, which kicks off on PBS and amdoc.org in June 2019....
BWW Review: LES MISERABLES at Rochester Broadway Theatre League
by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - November 21, 2018
Les Miserables has been an audience favorite for nearly 40 years for all the reasons you would imagine: its memorable, emotionally impactful characters; the songs that stick in your head; the epic battle sequences; and its timeless themes of forgiveness, morality, and love. The touring production cu...
New York Women in Film & Television Appoints Cynthia López as New Executive Director
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 14, 2018
New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT), the largest member chapter within its worldwide network, has named Cynthia López, an Emmy, Peabody and duPont-Columbia Award-winning media strategist, and former Commissioner of the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, as its new Exe...
BWW Review: BLACKTOP HIGHWAY - A Trippy Ride Down A Road Not Usually Taken
by Gil Kaan - November 10, 2018
Performance artist extraordinaire John Fleck owns the Odyssey Theatre stage with his one-man Gothic horror piece BLACKTOP HIGHWAY. Framed as a screenplay being shot through the camera lens of a movie director, Fleck makes maximum and inventive use of his talent for animal mimicry, pre-recorded vigne...
21st Century Fox and American Film Institute Announce Inaugural Class of Fox DP Lab
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 08, 2018
21st Century Fox (21CF) and the American Film Institute (AFI) have announced the eight female cinematographers to participate in the first-ever FOX DP LAB, to take place today, Thursday, Nov. 8, and tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 9, on the historic Fox Lot in Los Angeles: Tarin Anderson, Anne Etheridge, Cat...
Missi Pyle and Sally Jo Fifer to Participate in 'State of the Union' Panel at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 25, 2018
The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival (HSDFF), presented by Mountain Valley Spring Water, announced today that actress and HSDFF Honorary Chair Missi Pyle and Sally Jo Fifer, producer and CEO of ITVS and recipient of the 2018 “HSDFF Impact Award” will participate in a panel titled “State o...
Documentary THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING Debuts 11/12 on HBO
by Tori Hartshorn - October 22, 2018
Paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Gerhard Richter sell at auction for tens of millions of dollars. A solid gold toilet by Maurizio Cattelan is installed in the Guggenheim Museum for all to see and use. Today, art is spectacle, big bucks and front-page news....
Theaterlab Presents David Sauvage's EMPATH
by Julie Musbach - October 15, 2018
After a sold-out run this April, Theaterlab is delighted to bring back EMPATH, a one-man show about emotional superpowers by David Sauvage. The show follows its creator's winding path from self-proclaimed "typical Jewish cynic" through the discovery of his gift for experiencing the emotions of other...
Brainstorm Media Picks Up All U.S. Distribution Rights For UNITED WE FAN Ahead of DOC NYC Premiere
by Tori Hartshorn - October 11, 2018
Brainstorm Media has acquired all U.S. distribution rights for UNITED WE FAN ahead of its DOC NYC premiere, hitting VOD on December 4. Fans, stars, creators and more come together to explore the history and evolution of TV's save-our-show fan campaigns in Michael Sparaga's (The Missing Ingredient) h...
BWW Interview: Jodie Whittaker is Doctor Who
by E.H. Reiter - October 06, 2018
he Doctor played by Jodie Whittaker talks about playing the Doctor inthe new season premiering in a global simulcast on Sunday, October 7th on BBC!...
POV Shorts Launches on amdoc.org and PBS
by Tori Hartshorn - October 04, 2018
POV Shorts, American Documentary's newest broadcast series, launches this week on PBS and streaming on amdoc.org. The series is one of the first on public television dedicated to independent short-form documentaries. ...
Tiffany Hsiung's Film THE APOLOGY to Premiere on PBS Documentary Series POV
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 20, 2018
United Nations researchers report that between 1931 and 1945, the Japanese military forced an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 women and girls into institutionalized sexual slavery. Euphemistically referred to as “comfort women,” they typically ranged in age from 11 to 33 and were taken from Japanes...
DARK MONEY to Debut on PBS Television Series POV
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 19, 2018
Your vote can be bought, but at what cost? Dark Money follows local Montana journalist John S. Adams, who is determined to uncover the truth about funding in his state's elections. The film gains insights over the course of three election cycles, as it solves an increasingly complicated and blurre...
SURVIVORS Documentary About Overlooked Heroes Of 2014 Ebola Outbreak Comes To POV
by Tori Hartshorn - September 10, 2018
The 2014 Ebola outbreak is remembered as one of the most widely feared epidemics in recent memory. As the virus spread through West Africa, hysterical media reports outside the region fanned the flames of anxiety. However, according to Sierra Leonean filmmaker Arthur Pratt, the “role that locals p...
PBS Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 10, 2018
PBS announced today that it will air the 31st ANNUAL HISPANIC HERITAGE AWARDS on Friday, September 28 at 10:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) as part of its ongoing commitment to celebrate and honor the contributions of Hispanic Americans as recognized by The Hispanic Heritage Foundation. The a...
PBS to Premiere Political Thriller Documentary DARK MONEY
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 06, 2018
Your vote can be bought, but at what cost? Dark Money follows local Montana journalist John S. Adams, who is determined to uncover the truth about funding in his state's elections. The film gains insights over the course of three election cycles, as it solves an increasingly complicated and blurre...
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